

The stock oiltank had 1 flat side and one rounded side, we will be
mounting
the oiltank upsidedown and mirroring the round side. Aad cut off the
filler
opening and I made a tape-template. The first layer is ordinary masking
tape,
followed by 2 layers of glass fiber tape. This tape only can stretch
in one
direction; I did 2 layers normal to eachother so the tape-template
would
hold the shape after removal. We marked the positions for the welds
in
marker and added markings to see how the pieces will align later.

Aad used the tape template to make the part is steel, using first
the English-
wheel to give the center some "crown", then the pullmax
to shrink the sides
and finally the planishing hammer to smooth and shape untill the tape-template
fit the steel part exactly. As we were mirroring the other side of
the tank, the tape-
template had to be flipped insideout ofcourse. Don't ask about Aad's
gloves...

